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Mach 4, 2019 - Officials at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Hogarth Riverview Manor, located at 300 N. Lillie Street have declared a respiratory outbreak – Trillium (7N) and Violet (7S). Restrictions are in place.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled…
March 11, 2019 - The outbreak of gastrointestinal illness at Pioneer Ridge, located at 750 Tungsten Street, has been declared over. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals, long-term care facilities and retirement…
March 13, 2019 - The Superior Points Harm Reduction program at the Health Unit reminds the public to stay safe this spring as the snow melts. Melting snow can reveal discarded needles that have been left over the winter months. Due to the high amount of snowfall this winter, and with warmer…
March 15, 2019 - The respiratory outbreak at Hogarth Riverview Manor affecting 7 South (Violet Home Care Area) and 7 North (Trillium Home Care Area), located at 300 N. Lillie Street has been declared over this morning at 9am. All restrictions have been lifted for the entire 7th Floor.
The…
March 15, 2019 - The facility-wide enteric outbreak at Chartwell Thunder Bay, located at 770 Arundel Street, has been declared over today at 3 pm. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals and long-term care facilities…
March 19, 2019 - Officials at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Pioneer Ridge , have declared a gastrointestinal outbreak for Pioneer Ridge – Plaza 2, located at 750 Tungsten Street.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors…
March 20, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Chartwell Thunder Bay Retirement Residence have declared a gastrointestinal outbreak, located at 770 Arundel Street.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors are restricted to family…
March 24, 2019 - World Tuberculosis Day 2019 Each year on March 24, World Tuberculosis Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about Tuberculosis and its impacts. This is particularly relevant this year – one year after a Tuberculosis outbreak was declared in the City of Thunder Bay.
Since the…
The outbreak of gastrointestinal illness at Pioneer Ridge – Plaza 2, located at 750 Tungsten Street, has been declared over this morning. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals, long-term care facilities and…
March 27, 2019 - The outbreak of gastrointestinal illness at Chartwell Thunder Bay Retirement Residence, located at 770 Arundel Street, has been declared over. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals, long-term care…
April 3, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Chartwell Glacier Ridge Retirement Residence, located at 1261 Jasper Drive, have declared an outbreak of a respiratory illness.
All admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors are…
April 9, 2019 - Officials at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Southbridge Pinewood Court located at 2625 Walsh Street East have declared a respiratory outbreak affecting the Kingfisher Unit only at this time.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled for…
April 12, 2019 - The outbreak of respiratory illness at Chartwell Thunder Bay Retirement Residence, Glacier Ridge, located at 1261 Jasper Drive, has been declared over. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals, long-…
April 17, 2019 - The TBDHU is grateful to have received $995,000 in funding, over 5 years from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to implement the Youth Violence Prevention Project through-out Thunder Bay and District. This exciting initiative provides the capacity to implement a school-…
April 17, 2019 - Significant cuts in provincial funding for public health were put forward in the Ontario budget released last week that will put public health at risk.
The government expects to reduce its investment by $200M annually across the province within two years. This reflects a potential…